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In the Eyes of Magpies

By MaggieG

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Quaint from a Distance

By MaggieG on Thu, 08 Sep 2011

From airy complacent perspectives, monkeys appear like angels. But when more lowly based, they are simply blind, deaf, and dumb. From an apathetic view, roofs seem quaint
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